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EDGEMAN OP
Feb 23, 2026 at 08:41 AM ET
No fun at the gym this morning.
My cheap Shokz knock-offs died, so no music for my morning workout. Thankfully I have a pair of actual Shokz headphones that I charged when I returned, and are ready to go. I paired them with my phone and it worked immediately. I'm set for my next trip to the gym! The cheap ones lasted about a year, and I noticed they were taking an increasing amount of time to charge. I think they initially took <30 minutes, but that time had extended to over three hours before they failed. The initial charge time for my Shokz was ~15 minutes.

5 Replies

TomTurkey TomTurkey
5mo
My hearing aids are Bluetooth capability. Bass isn't as strong as phones..
...or earpods. Unfortunately, my right ear has 60% hearing loss so they're CROS functional, i.e., what goes in my right ear crosses to my left ear. Seems to be mono for sound from my phone, i.e., music, TSL podcasts, etc.
UTPr0sim UTPr0sim
5mo
I got a set that are Aiwa and they have been rock solid for 3 years.
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EDGEMAN OP
5mo
I had a cheap set of bluetooth "in the ear" headphones that...
...probably lasted 6-8 years. Awesome battery life. I thought it wasn't recharging because the recharge light stopped coming on, so I bought that cheap pair a few years ago as a replacement. The light started coming on with the original cheap pair so I used it another year or two before they finally died and I switched to the 2nd cheap pair (that just died). I think Costco had these Shokz on sale about a year ago, so I picked them up then. I just broke them out of the box today.
great2bahokie great2bahokie
5mo
Is this for a treadmill workout...or when you are lifting?
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EDGEMAN OP
5mo
I lift at home before I go, and only do cardio at the gym.
Hard to do a treadmill or elliptical without having music to listen to...just saying...lol